Dr. Edward Wilson colouring a sketch
Slide, lantern slide depicting a black and white image of Dr. Edward Wilson colouring in a sketch. The original annotation reads 'Dr Wilson seen here colouring a sketch of the Aurora Borealis (the Northern Lights)'. Dated 18th May 1911. Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson, Chief of Scientific Staff and Zooologist, would make pencil sketches outdoors as a basis for water- colours executed in the hut. Part of a set of sixty seven black and white lantern slides held in a wooden box depicting scenes mostly from the Terra Nova Expedition 1910-1912, with a few concerning the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-1915.
Number: | ROY.30.1.41 |
Name: | Dr. Edward Wilson colouring a sketch |
Date: | 1911-05-18 |
Maker: | Stanley, W.F., |
Location: | In Store |